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BlackRock launches sovereign risk management fund

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
BlackRock Investment Management has launched a new sovereign risk management fund for Australian institutions. BlackRock said its Global Screened Government Bond is supported by the firm's Sovereign Risk Index, and is a proprietary index ranking the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
Australian shares had held on to their slight opening gains at noon, led by defensive sectors such as healthcare and consumer staples. At 1225 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 24.8 points, or 0.6 per cent, at 4253.4, while the broader ...

Lonsec adds three to research team

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
Research house Lonsec has added three to its ranks as it continues to build out its investment consulting team with newly created roles. In one newly-created role, Anh Nguyen has joined Lonsec as quantitative analyst, providing quantitative research ...

ING senior research analyst moves to Altius

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
Former ING Investment Management senior research analyst Vanessa Thomson has been appointed the new head of credit research at Altius Asset Management. Thomson was also head of risk and business strategy at ING and previously worked at Macquarie Bank ...

Ventura reduces wholesale funds cost

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
Ventura Investment Management has reduced the price for its wholesale funds by up to 25%, following the reappointment of Russell Investments as the funds' investment manager. The move follows feedback from advisers who maintained clients had become ...

The Rock and MyState merger approved

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
The Rock Building Society potential merger with MyState Limited is one step closer after Rock shareholders vote heavily in favour of the move. If it goes ahead, it will create one of Australia's leading listed community-focused financial services groups ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011
Australian shares gained more than 1.5 per cent, snapping six days of losses, with investor sentiment boosted by a stronger than expected start to the Christmas retail period in the United States. The gains came after the market hit a seven-week low ...

HOSTPLUS, CareSuper take top gongs at AIST awards

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011
Cooking competitions and Olympians were the winning formulas for HOSTPLUS and CareSuper with the two super funds winning the top awards at the annual AIST 2011 Awards for Excellence. The awards, attended by around 200 industry members, recognised diversity ...

Affinity launches wholesale property fund

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011
Melbourne based boutique, Affinity Funds Management has launched a new fund to provide wholesale investors with access to residential property, the largest asset class in Australia. The Affinity Property Fund has been established to provide investors ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open lower following negative movements on international bourses after a weak sale of German 'gold standard' bonds stoked concerns that no one can be safe from the deepening eurozone debt crisis. At 0816 AEDT ...